Ash Say Farwell To Twilight

Fresh from the revelation that they had kicked Charlotte Hatherley out of the band, Ash have now announced that Twilight of the Innocents will be their final album.

Oddly though, they are not splitting up, instead they wish to focus on a career as a 'Singles Band'. Plying their trade instead in an exclusively digital arena.

Front-man Tim Wheeler had this to say, "The way people listen to music has changed, with the advent of the download the emphasis has reverted to single tracks. It hasn't helped that most people have forgotten how to make a decent album. I'm constantly disappointed with records I buy."

"I believe our new album is the pinnacle of everything we've done thus far, and I'm proud that this will be remembered as our last album. The future lies elsewhere and we can have a lot of fun by changing things up. It's like the Wild West at the moment, a time to take chances and try out new ideas."

"When you're tied to the album format," he adds, "you find yourself waiting six months between finishing a record and releasing it. By leaving this behind we can enter a new phase of spontaneity and creativity. We have our own studio in New York, we can record a track and release it the next day if we feel like it, give it to people while it's fresh. We're the first band to do this, but I very much doubt we'll be the last. "

We've been one of the best singles bands of the last two decades and we're still younger than a lot of bands on the current scene. I?m excited to push this claim further by dedicating ourselves wholly to the art of the single for the digital age."

Their swansong L.P. Twilight of the Innocents is scheduled for release on July 2nd.